The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-19
SENSATION OVER SANDER.
AN EPISODE PROLIFIC OF FOOD
FOX THE GOSSIPS.
Mrs. Richard Schultz In Trouble for
Attempting the Life Of
Mrs. n. Cohen.

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huge social sensation was in process
OF budding forth. The prinipss in
the affair are ali well known abou! the
city, and points concerning it were all
the talk during the day. The culmi-
nation came too late for publication,
however, as the arrest was not made
until near 5 o'clock In the morning.
The frat move in the matter &C.
Cured about 2 O'Clock, when Mrs.
Lizzie Schultz, wife OF Richard Schultz,
a travelling salesman, entered the Sta
ton House and inquired for the Chief.
The Chief had gone home, and Officer
Mahan asked Mrs. Schultz to wait I'M
he could find Capt. Hackett. She de-
clined to do this and walked hurriedly
out. Suspecting from the agitation OF
her manner that he had better look
after her, Officer Mahan followed and
overlook her. She asked him to show
her the way to the residence OF Mr.. Mar
tin Cohen on Washington street, stat
ing that Mrs. Cohen bad slapdered her,
aud she meant 10 kill that lady, and
then take her own life. Officer Mahau
reasoned with the excited woman, and
by the time they reached Third street
he persuaded her to give up her at
tempt and 60 home.
Near 4 o'clock in the morning it WIS
reported at the Station House that
Mrs. Schultz had gone down to Mr..
Cohen'd residence and raised dis.
turbauce, calling on Mrs. Cohen to
come out, and threatening to shoot
her.
Several pergons at the cotton shed
across the street saw a pistol in the
hostile visitors hand. Mshsn made
search for her, and finally found and
ARE ted her at the stairway leading to
her husbands rooms at No. 226 Sec
ond street. A pistol was found on her
person, aud she was locked up.
Mrs. Schultz was seen at the S!a'ion
House by reporter, aud made the
following statement, which was fire.
quently interrupted by sobs:
"My husband travels for Dreyfus,
Marks & Co., but for while he was
out Of work and made only little
money occas onally. In order to keep
Us up-we being poor though not pau.
pers, and thank heaven, always re.
spectacle Il trimmed hats for Mr..
Martin Cohen. Several weeks ago
Mrs. Cohen came to my rooms on
Second street and gave me a blowing
up, accusing me OF having led her hus-
band astray.
The accusation is utt rly false, how
ever, as l am an honest woman. She
vas very violent aud abused me se-
verely. I started to have her arreste !,
but WAS persuaded not to by friends.
l stopped trimming hate, but Mr.. Co.
hen could get no one to do the work
as well as l did ard I commenced
again about a week ago. Last night
my husband and / went to the theater,
and both being fond of dancing, we
went to the ball at the Knights Of In.
install Hall after the theater. Mr.. Co.
hen was there and asked me to dance.
gave him my opera glasses and he
handed them TO Prot. Saxby to hold
while we danced. When Mr.. Schultz
and l left the hall forgot my glasses
and called to Mr.. Cohen to bring them
to me, which he did, stopping to say
good night to Mr.. Schultz and myself
in the street. While We were all stand
waiting there Mrs. Cohen came up.
She jumped at her husband and
pounded him, and then she turned on
me and abused me violently, calling
me names aud telling my husband
had not been true to him. was an
cry at this and wantsd to follow the
Cohens, but my husband wouldn't
let me. He went after them, however,
and Mrs. Cohen told him another pack
of stories on me, which he believed, 1
reckon, for he came back and accused
me OF faithlessness, saying he would
never live with me again. got my
pistol then, and went down to sac
Mr.. Cohen, intending to kill her.
They wouldn't open the door, but she
came to the window and tried to
SMOOTHER, but the pistol snapped. 1
went hons then, but couldn't get in,
the door being locked and the key
out. was waiting there for my hus-
band to come and let me in when the
police came and arrested me-"
Martin Cohen, husband OF the other
lady in the case, makes the following
statement:
"It is simply case of jealousy on
the part of my wife, and she has been
so for thirty years. Last night the
Knights of Innisfail had ball. Mr..
and Mrs Schultz dropped in on their
way home from the Theater. l, know
ing Mrs. Schultz to be good dancer,
and being very fond OF it myself, in
vited her to dance, and she consented.
She asked me t. please take care of
her opera glass, which l took charge
of ana handed to Mr.. Saxby, one of
the musicians, to be kept until called |
for. At o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz
and started to 60 home, and when
we arrived at the foot of the stairs
Mrs. Schultz thought OF her opera
glass, and l inquired for it, and told !
her l would go up stairs and get it |
from Mr.. Ssxby. When l brought the |
opera glass to her l fou nd Mrs. Cohen |
on the sidewalk in frost of the en-
trance to the hall. She had been look
Ing me up, as l do not usually |
stay out as late as that. She |
had overheard Mrs. Schultz asking |
me for the opera glass, and while
l was gone got into row with |
her about it. found them quarreling
when returned. / took my wife |
home and Mr.. Schul did likewise.
About half hour after We got home
Mrs. Schulz came to the door OF my |
house and demanded admittlnce,
which was refused her. She then lett |
and the 'xt thing 1 heard was this |
morning when got to the store. l
was ihformed che was arrested. l
told my wife OF the situation and sug-
gested that as the whole affair was a
misunderstanding on her part as we'll
as Mrs. Schultz's che would do good |
act by getting some OF her friends to |
60 on the prisoners bond"
Mrs. Schultz was arraigned before |
the Police Court, fined $50 and bound |
over to the Criminal Court In the sum
OF $3.50 on the charge Of carrying con-
csaled weapons. A. K. Sloan was the
security obtained by Mrs. Cohen, and
Mrs. Schulz was released. 1t is said
that the husband, Schultz, never went
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